A post submitted by RMN reader Kyle.

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This article is saying false things as there are many old hospitals. Some still in use, others are just tourist destinations like the ones in Rome that I visited.

Kyle

ALL still standing. Some still used as hospitals or teaching doctors.

A quick search listed these: AI answered.

1800s Hospital Buildings Still Standing

St. Louis Sanitarium / Insane Asylum (1869): Located at 5400 Arsenal Street in St. Louis, this building is now known as The Georgian condos.

Rochester State Hospital (1879/1880s): Part of the Rochester State Hospital structure built on the Kirkbride plan, located in Minnesota.

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (1864): Located in Weston, West Virginia, this massive stone structure was built in the 1800s and is now open for tours.

St. Elizabeths Hospital (1855): A historic psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C..

Bryce Hospital (1850s): Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, known for its Kirkbride architecture.

Old Cook County Hospital (Various late 1800s buildings): While the main iconic building was finished later, the site housed medical facilities throughout the late 19th century.

Dorothea Dix Hospital (1856): Located in North Carolina, parts of the campus remain.

Continuously Operating Hospitals Founded in the 1800s

Candler Hospital (1804): Founded in Savannah, Georgia, as a Seamen's Hospital and poor house, it is still operating.

Massachusetts General Hospital (1811): Located in Boston, it is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

McLean Hospital (1811): Founded in Belmont, Massachusetts, as an asylum.

Oldest Hospitals in North America

Hospital de Jesús Nazareno (Mexico City, Mexico) – Founded 1524: Founded by conquistador Hernán Cortés, this is considered the oldest continuously operating hospital in North America.

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Quebec City, Canada) – Founded 1637: Founded by Augustinian nuns to care for indigenous people and settlers.

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (Montreal, Canada) – Founded 1645: Founded by Jeanne Mance.

Bellevue Hospital Center (New York City, USA) – Founded 1736: Often considered the oldest public hospital in the US, it began as a six-bed infirmary in an almshouse.

Charity Hospital (New Orleans, USA) – Founded 1736: Established by a bequest from French shipbuilder Jean Louis to care for the poor. It closed its iconic building after Hurricane Katrina but lives on through its successor institutions.

Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, USA) – Founded 1751: Founded by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, it is the oldest hospital in the US established solely to treat the sick.

Eastern State Hospital (Williamsburg, USA) – Founded 1773: The first public facility in the US designed exclusively for the mentally ill.

Oldest Hospitals in Europe

Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia (Rome, Italy) – Founded 727: Often cited as one of the oldest in Europe, it was established to care for pilgrims.

Hôtel-Dieu (Paris, France) – Founded 829: Generally regarded as the oldest hospital in Paris, located near Notre-Dame.

Hospital of St John the Baptist (Winchester, England) – Founded 1085: Originally an almshouse, it is one of the earliest examples of medical care in England.

St. Bartholomew's Hospital (London, England) – Founded 1123: Still providing medical services on its original site for over 900 years.

Santa Maria della Scala (Siena, Italy) – Founded 1090: One of the

first European hospitals to treat pilgrims and care for children.

Great Hospital (Norwich, England) – Founded 1249: A medieval hospital that has served its community for nearly 800 years.

Ospedale Maggiore (Milan, Italy) – Founded 1456: A prominent teaching hospital that has operated for nearly 600 years.

Other Notable Historic Hospitals

Mihintale Hospital (Sri Lanka) – 9th Century: Considered the oldest archaeological evidence of a hospital in the world, serving monks and locals.

Maristan of Sidi Frej (Fes, Morocco) – 13th Century: An influential, long-serving institution in North Africa